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Know Your
VALLEY
INVEST, BUILD AND. GROW
WITH THE VALLEY
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN YOU CAN DEPEND ON FOR COOPERATION _.. _
EASTER SUITS
Now is the time to have your measure made for Mkrch list
Easter Suit
BROWNSVILLE TAILORING CO.
Phone 93_ 1220 msabeth
PHOTOGRAPHS
Live Forever
THE SHELDON STUDIO
Portrait, Commercial and Kodak Finishing
Phone 805 Brownsville
Auto and Furniture Refinish
ing, Battery Service i i Floyd E. Bullard
1 ne Van Heest Sheet Metal Works
Shoot *'‘N° Job To Small—
Cor. 11th & MoBro. St.. J°°
Fhone 1047 ™n* 325 — Edinburg
'_ ' V
Garcia-Gomez & Co.
Southern Pacific Tracks — Brownsville
Telephone 616
Wholesale Grocers
We cover the entire Lower Rio Grande Valley
like a blanket
FREE DELIVERY
To Any Part of the Valley
DESEL’-BOETTCHER CO.
Wholesale Fruits, Produce
Grocers Sundries and Fountain Supplies
Phone 797 Long Distance No. 1
Brownsville, Texas
DENNETT MOTOR SALES CO.
Phone 555 1022-1028 Levee Street Brownsville
* GUARANTEED REPAIR WORK
DAY and NIGHT STORAGE
Accessories, Tires and Tubes, Gasoline, Oils
£
'$ 1 ..
l 4fc Valley Box and Crate Factory
Crates — Baskets — Hampers
San Benito Donna
. ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK
General Machine Work
"Quick Service”
International Iron \Vorks
Phone 1317 Brownsville Clyde A. Thorpe, Mgr.
_ . . f
Southern Mutual Life Association
(A Local Mutual Aid)
' x Ground Floor Fanners State Bank Building
San Benito, Texas
V 5001 Ways to Use Tile
\ Ask
s' 5Vm. Cameron & Company, Inc.
Phone 490 ' Harlingen
c __* 1
> Jones Transfer A Storage Co., Inc.
Distributing, Storing, Moving, Crating and Shipping
Dally Motor Freight Service Between All Valley Points
Harlingen Brownsville Edinburg
■ - ■
New Ice Plant Open April 15th
Brownsville Ice Company
St, Charles and Belt Line R. R.
Plants at McAllen and Harlingen
Brown's Draughon Business College
Burroughs Machine Bookkeeping and* All Business Courses
Taught by Experts
POSITIONS FOR GRADUATES
Day and Night Sessions
McAllen Phone 347
(Brownsville Sheet Metal Worka
Metal Work and Roofing All Kinds
Iron sad Tin Work, Tanks, Cisterns, Roofing
i ALL WORK FULLY GUARANTEED
Phone 989 Brownsvffla
Guarantee Electric Co., Inc.
Phone 1050 — Brownsville
REMEMBER THE 13TH
i "... =
M. Garcia Gomez A Champion
Wholesale Groceries
jel, 83 Brownsville 11th and Madison
] Dennett Auto S ervice is Complete
I FARM PRICES
SHOWADVANCE
Index No wl40 As Compared
To 136; Potatoes Are
Off Two Points
The index of the general level of
farm prices advanced from 136 to
140 per cent of the pre-war level
from February 15 to March 15, re
ports the bureau of agricultural eco
nomics, U. S. department of agri
culture. At 140, the index is 3 points
higher than March *15, 1928, and 14
points higher than in March two
years ago.
The advance of 4 points since
February 15 is accounted for by a
seasonal advance in the farm price
of horses and mules, a shap advance
in the price of hogs, moderate price
advances of all other meat animals,
corn, cotton, and aples, and slight
advances in the farm price of wheat,
flaxseed, hay, milk cows, butterfat,
and chickens. The upturns in these
commodities, however, were par
tially offset by a seasonal decline in
egg prices and minor declines in
farm prices of oats, barley, potatoes
and wool.
Hog prices continued to advance
from February 15 to March 15. At
$10 per hundred pounds on March
15, the farm price was about 13 per
cent higher than in February and
nearly 34 per cent higher than in
March of lqpt year. Higher farm
prices of hogs have been due pri
marily to the rapid falling off in re
ceipts. Receipts at seven primary
markets during the four-week period
r ending March 16 were about 2 per
cent smaller than during a similar
period ending February T6 and ap
proximately 32 per cent lower than
receipts during the corresponding
period last year.
While hog prices were making
sharp advances from February 15
to March 15, the farm price of com
showed only a comparatively small
r change. This resulted in consider
able improvement Jn the feeding
ratio, the com-hog ratio for the
United States being 11.3 on March
15 as compared with 10.2 on Febru
ary 15 and 8.7 a year ago.
Com prices advanced about 2 per
cent from February 15 to March 15.
The farm price of potatoes de
clined about 2 per cent from Febru
ary 15 to March 15. Price declines
of approximately $ per cent in north
ern producing areas and 1 per cent
in the South Central states were
partly offset by a 5 per cent ad
vance along the South Atlantic sea
board. The average farm price in
the Far West held steady on March
15 at the February figure. The farm
k price advance in the Southeast was
influenced by the new crop situation
with apparent intentions to make a
drastic cut in this year’s early po
tato acreage.
An increased movement of the
1928 crop from northern potato
districts has apparently been the
weakening influence in the price de
cline for the country as a whole.
-— - r
r _ *
Experience of Forty
Years is Revealed
In Gateway Bakery
*
The wholesale and retail service
maintained in Brownsville by the
Gateway Bakery, 834 Elizabeth
street, reflects the experience and
wisdom accumulated by Ed Pehrson
in more than. 40 years spent as
baker and bakery owner. He not
only knows his business, but he is
familiary with his territory, hav
ing come to the Valley in 1912.
His trade here is largely whole
sale as he supplies bread and other
bakery products to a large number
of restaurants, stores and hotels.
A retail service is maintained,
however, at his Elizabeth street
location.
A specialty is made of the “Amer
ican Maid’’ bread but a complete
line of other products is baked
each night. The “American Maid’’
loaves are baked from flour of the
same name which Pehrson says is
the highest grade white flour he
has encountered in his long years
as a baker. This flour is manu
factured by a Texas concern with
mills at Houston.
Special wrappers and electrical
equipment at the bakery insure a
minimum of handling and a sani
tary product. This bread Is par
ticularly well adapted to toasting,
Pehrson states, due to the even
quality of the flour and the thor
ough preparation of the dough by
electrical machines.
Whole wheat and rye loaves,
pastery and rolls also are taken
from the ovens each morning. Par
kerhouse rolls are sold in large
quantities and consequently they
are given special attention. Indi
vidual orders for birthday cakes,
etc., are filled by the bakery.
Pehrson inaugurated a program
of betterments when he took over
the business here a year ago. He
has remodeled his quarters and
added the latest devices In baking
equipment.
“Due to the use of high grade
matterlals, first class bakers and
the latest machinery. I now believe
that my products compare favor
ably with the best offered in the
Valley,” Pehrson says.
New Test Stations
To Be Established
By A. & M. College
COLLEGE STATION. Tex., April
8.—(j«P>—Two additional water run
off and soil erosion experimental
stations are to be established in
Texas, one near Temple for the
blackland section, and one for the
sandy soil section of East Texas, an
nouncement from A. B. Conner, di
rector of the Experiment Station,
A. <fe M. College of Texas, disclosed.
These new stations, to be modeled
largely upon that at Supr, will fur
nish facilities for cooperative ex
periments to be conducted by the
Experiment Station and the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The experiments in water run-off
and soil erosion work at the Spur
station in West Texas, have been
conducted during the last three
years by the Texas Agricultural Ex
periment Station alone.
INDUSTRIALISM ROUTS
OLD FAMILY LAUNDRY
NEW YORK. April 8.—(**)—'The
old family laundry is disappearing
and in its place, says a recent an
nouncement by the National Laun
dry Owners’ association, is rising an
other billion dollar industry.
The nation’s laundry bill in 1925
was $500,000,000 and the figure is
expected to reach $1,000,000,000 be
fore the end of next year. In New
York City consolidations in the
laundry business have already pro
duced one concern with an annual
gross income of almost $10,000,000.
FIRM LETS SALESMEN
CHOOSE OWN SALARY
WASHINGTON. April 8.—(VP)—A
paradise for salesmen, or what
might be taken for one at first
glance, is described in department
of commerce reports from the orient
concerning a rubber company which
permits its agents to name their own
salary.
Suppose a man enter the employ
of this concern. He is told to name
his salary, the only condition being
that if he fails to demonstrate by
actual figures that he is worth it,
he must resign. If he is an old em
ploye, he is privileged to request a
raise on the same basis. The com
pany’s officials say that the plan
has been a success.
DIAMOND IMPORTS
SHOWING DECLINES
NEW YORK, April 8.—(/P)—Dia
mond imports appear to follow their
own economic law. Paradoxically
thre flow of diamonds into the
American market does not reflect
various changes in the prosperity
level.
The imports for the past two
years have been less than any year
since 1921. In 1928 the United
States bought $42,396,162 worth of
cut diamonds abroad and $11,935,
191 worth of uncut stones.
PROOF!
CHICAGO.—Asked in court if she
had proof of her husband’s means,
Mrs. J. C. Corwin replied: "Yes, he’s
always playing poker and always
losing."
M’LARENTIRE
IS SPECIALTY
j
Repair Shop of Sales Com
pany Fully Equipped;
Storage Garage
When you have the misfortune to
have a blowout on the road let it
be a reminder that you should look
into buying a tire that carries a gilt
edge guarantee against all road haz
ards. You can buy just such tires
in McLaren Autocrat tires from
Dennett Motor Sales company.
The McLaren Autocrat fully guar
anteed tire is manufactured by Mc
Laren Rubber company of Charlotte.
N. C. The guarantee on these tires
is unconditional for the life of the
tire against any road hazard and it
makes no difference whose fault it
Is for the damage.
There is no better equipped auto
mobile repair shop in Brownsville
than the Dennett Motor Sales com
pany. The shop is under the per
sonal management and direction of
L. L. Davis. He declares that there
is not a mechanic or workman in
their shops but that is a specialist
in his line. This insures the shop
in turning out first class jobs which
are fully guaranteed.
Dennett’s is authorized sales and
service for Houdialle shock absor
bers.
Dennett Motor Sales company
maintains one of the largest auto
mobile storage garages in Browns
ville and it is conveniently located
with reference to the leading hotels
and the international bridge. They
offer you complete motor service in
washing, greasing and polishing by
men who have had long experience
in the business.
Santa Fe Prepares
To Extend Line On
From Presidio, Tex.
PRESIDIO, Tex.. April 8.—(/P)—
Santa Fe Railway engineers are
rapidly completing their work here
for the extension of the company’s
lines into this section and Mexico.
The depot site in Presidio has
been surveyed, as has the grounds
for the shops and yards and re-lo
cation of the right-of-way through
the city so that the road will cross
the Rio Grande at right angles.
The survey follows the Almito
Creek to within five miles of the
Rio Grande, thence west to Presidio.
Terminal grounds here contains
80 acres, which, according to J. T.
Erwin, engineer in charge of the
work, are well suited for the pur
pose.
KING’S FOES EXECUTED
TRIESTE.—Advices from Duraz
zo state that King Zogu of Albania
had all the leadens of his political
foes executed.
i-Equipped Mechanical Shop in the Valley— - rDnCCDrDr special Notice to tne fuduc
Expert RJechaniM Ph«e 866 _ BrownevUIe I I. ^OSSBERG New Nerv-O-Meter »a
WHOLESALE — RETAIL I *iano Tnn*r El Vibr* System Used
Bell Service Company ' M. K. Cook, D. C. .
Flak Tires and Tube* — Free Road Service I Reflnishtaf C5S,pr^5fr
Oas and Oils | 802 Ellaabeth - Brewnsvffle 405 sut^NaH Bank
' . *j i r q. j# EmrnitnrTRemodeUnf^''^ 1™"""
OgnSSTwMint Holm* StudlO And
O. P. HACKER Portrait and Commer- Minuting I Read This Page
Brownsville*^1*^1 phonV J* *L™ST I Every Monday
eOTMMMMMMnMHHa, _ - 900 Adams Street f
. Ventilator* and Skylights a Specialty
General Sheet Metal Contractor* Valley Storage & Transfer Company
Kyler Sheet Metal Work* Mowing, Storage, Crating, Distribution
Ph™“ m _ 407 isth fit. •• Wanhoun'Equipped With Automatic Sptlnklor gy.tem .
j _ Btowbctui. Telephone 117 Merced#., Texas
I kWe Do All Kinds of Glass Work
Work AUTO GLASS A SPECIALTY
Clothes Lefc U* n*ve Your Olss* Business
VallfeTWh^Tesale Dry Goods Co. BrOWntville Plate Glagf Co.
BrownsviHe Phone 1277 Brownsville 1289 Lerce St.
USE THIS PAGE AS YOUR SHOP- Coffee Roasted Fresh Daily I
MNG GUIDE i>“ll!lS,C0'
Phone 294 •;« Harlingen
[ '"T^iT^00" ' II SAN BENITO HOTEL' '
VALLEY WAFFLE SHOPPE tro—'SiS “ “ “ —g.— .,
“BEST PLACE TO eat* Mtk* thi» yowr home while in the city
Peter Oovatoa, Prop. — San Benito Mr*. Lola Paine, Mgr., San Benito
COUNTRY HOME WORK A SPECIALTY
QUINN AND derrick ARBUCKLE MACHINE SHOP
PLUMBERS • *
Tanks> Sewering, Estimates, Jobbing D. M. Arbuckle, Prop.
847 Elisabeth Street nione 913
Brownsville, Texas
El Jardin Garage — Brownsville
FIREPROOF STORAGE
Washing — Greasing — Auto Service by Skilled
Attendants
Satisfaction guaranteed with all transactions
*
I I MONUMENTS
crowns vino Brownsville Marble and
Offers all high grade courses. Granite Works
Graduates in demand. Enroll Ml Levee Street
any time. A. Wlgington, Prop.
G. M. Moothart, Pres. Brownsville
Mercedes Concrete
Pipe Co.
PLANTS AT MERCEDES AND McALLEN
General Offices — Mercedes
Makers of Quality Concrete Pipe for
Irrigation and Drainage
SILVERS BOX CORPORATION
Capital Stock $500,000.00. Grower* and Shipper* Suppllaa. ^ax.
Main Office: Dallaa, Texas. Night Phone 173-W. Day Phoa* 610. p. q.
Box 1333. Valley-wld# distribution of Grower* and Shippers' Suppllaa.
Quality, aervice and fair dealings our motto. Your Inquiries for car
load or truck load order* solicited.
We Specialize in Staple Wholesale Groceries
E, DE LA GARZA
Phone 984 * •j Brownsville . > - 634 Fronton St. I!
American Maid Bread
ALWAYS FRESH
Ask Your Grocer
Made by
GATEWAY BAKERY
Brownsville |
Canners “S. S.” Brand
Vegetables and Grapefruit
SCHMIDT CANNING CO. I
San Benito j
AVERY FARM IMPLEMENTS
Specially adapted to Southern Fanning
i Wholesale and Retail
Investigate Our Liberal Credit Terms 11
PHILLIPS HARDWARE !
Ban Benito v]
RIO GRANDE NATIONAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Old Lta, STOCK COMPANY Lepd jumtv. ■
Harlingen, Texas
Serving the Valley
Phone 802 P. O. Box 485
BRISCOE MOTOR PARTS, INC.
126 W. Harrison WHOLESALE Harlingen, Texas $
Replacement Parte For All Cars
L. A. RAGAN
TRANSFER AND STORAGE
Bonded Warehouse
Crating — Shipping - Honss Moving
All Kinds of Heavy Hauling
Office Phono 1T8 Weslaco Res. Phone 180 Black
When You Visit Brownsville J
Don’t Forget to Eat at I
BLACKSTONE CAFE I
Across from the Travelers Hotel i
• HH
Gasoline and Motor Oils !
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL |
Velvorenc Motor Oil Co. J
Phone 568 Brownsville 2nd 9b Fronton Streets
CLARK ELECTRIC SHOP
SPEEDOMETER SERVICE
STARTERS BATTERIES
GENERATORS RADIO*:
MAGNETOS „ „
Phone 432 Brownsville, Texas ISdfiEUmbStj ,
Dependable Prompt
BROWNSVILLE TITLE COMPANY
Phone 3S3 — Brownsville
Complete abstracts of title to lands in Cameron
County, Texas
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